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December 2019 – January 2020 Dec 2019 – Jan 2020
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Dec
2
Mon
2019
BSU 19th annual Kwanzaa Celebration @ EAST BALLROOM, PRICE CENTER (UCSD campus))
Tickets
Dec 2 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This year, BSU’s Kwanzaa Celebration will be taking place on Monday, December 2th at 6:30 pm in PC West Ballroom A&B!

For special accommodations,
please contact us at:
ucsdblackstudentunion@
gmail.com
(858)255-1494

What is Kwanzaa?

Kwanzaa is an African-American & Pan-African Holiday which celebrates family, community and culture founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966. Celebrated from December 26-January 1st, its origins are in the first harvest celebration of Africa from which it takes its name. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase, “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili, a Pan-African language which is the most widely spoken African language.

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Jan
21
Tue
2020
Elephant Talks: Gentrification @ You Belong Here
Tickets
Jan 21 @ 7:15 pm

Elephant Talks are about addressing the “elephant” in the room. We tackle important and sometimes difficult equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) topics that far too oftalt=”” width=”686″ height=”960″ class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-6894″ />lved the hope is to come to new levels of understanding and compassion. We are all knowledge holders and through deep, meaningful, guided dialogue we can collectively start to change perspectives, hearts, and minds.

This Month’s Topic: GENTRIFICATION

Gentrification is a process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. This is a common and controversial topic in politics and in urban planning. Some see this as fixing a problem while others see it as creating a problem. Voicing your concerns and listening to other’s perspectives at this Elephant Talk provides an excellent opportunity to come up with solutions that revitalize communities without pushing the existing people.

About Maharani (facilitator)

Maharani Peace Hall is a Community Activist/Organizer and an Advocate for Social Justice. Her bio reads:

Maharani Peace has been a community organizer for many years. She has been advocate for exposure and change for the arts, education, students, and displaced populations amongst other things. She has spent the last several years attempting to draw attention to issues revolving around Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Throughout the years Maharani has had a range of experiences that have led her to want to create, host, and facilitate “Elephant Talks” in an effort to address, unpack, and hopefully start positively changing some of the major topics that impede our humanity. Her sincerest hope is to create a safe yet brave space where conversations can lead to actionable solutions which can take root in the hearts and minds of many so we can literally be the change we want to see in the world.

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Categories: Community Tags: Elephant Talks
December 2019 – January 2020 Dec 2019 – Jan 2020

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